Juliana Chase is project analyst and coordinator at the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public at the University of California, Berkeley. Her Ph.D. and postdoctoral work in neuroscience examined learning and neural circuit differences in mice with variants in autism-associated genes. Her scientific training led her to think deeply about the limited opportunities basic researchers have to engage with the communities most affected by their work. As a Kavli Center Graduate Fellow and later a staff member at the center, she conceived and led ACORD, the Autism Communities and Research Dialogue, a workshop developed with support from the center to bring basic autism scientists into conversation with autistic people and caregivers. She remains committed to advancing socially responsive science and creating more meaningful forms of community engagement in research. People interested in developing their own workshops like ACORD can contact her at [email protected].
Juliana Chase
Project analyst and coordinator
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, University of California, Berkeley
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